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Pine Ridge Middle

Public Grades 6-8

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 14% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Pine Ridge Middle is a public middle school in West Columbia, South Carolina, serving 384 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lexington 02 school district, which is ranked 56 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Pine Ridge Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina middle schools, typically in the 200s out of around 300-325 schools.

Academically, Pine Ridge Middle underperforms compared to the state and its local district on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 37.2% of 6th graders, 29.8% of 7th graders, and 34.5% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, well below the state averages. The school's math proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 13.5% to 21.9% across the grade levels, also well below the state averages. Pine Ridge Middle has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 29.8% in the 2023-2024 school year.

When comparing Pine Ridge Middle to other nearby middle schools, such as Northside Middle, Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy, and R.H. Fulmer Middle, it becomes clear that Pine Ridge Middle is an outlier in terms of academic performance. These nearby schools outperform Pine Ridge Middle on standardized tests and have higher rankings within the state, suggesting that there may be systemic issues within the Lexington 02 district that are impacting the school's performance.

379

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,076

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

735 Pine Ridge Drive
West Columbia, SC 29172

(803) 755-7400

District: Lexington 02

Students who attend Pine Ridge Middle usually attend:

High:

Airport High

Feeder schools for Pine Ridge Middle:

Elementary:

Herbert A. Wood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.7%

White:

29.8%

Hispanic:

28.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (28% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg38%

South Carolina avg50%

276^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Lexington 02

56^th of 75Lexington 02 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	276 of 320	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	257 of 325	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	277 of 325	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	255 of 310	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	255 of 311	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	234 of 315	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	201 of 303	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.7	175 of 317	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.4	160 of 303	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.3	191 of 301	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.3	201 of 291	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.6	207 of 276	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.0	191 of 271	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.6	221 of 269	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.3	173 of 261	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.5	164 of 249	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.1	114 of 244	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.7	61 of 236	74.2%	★★★★☆
2006	76.3	55 of 231	76.2%	★★★★☆
2005	70.2	70 of 230	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.6	96 of 230	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	49.3	125 of 225	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	186 of 252	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	174 of 248	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	202 of 253	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	206 of 249	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	129 of 235	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	180 of 252	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	135 of 237	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	138 of 184	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	90 of 177	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.8	169 of 187	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	169 of 183	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	154 of 164	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	79 of 195	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	99 of 194	49.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	105 of 108	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	87 of 105	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	73 of 95	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	64 of 97	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	71 of 87	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	98 of 117	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	57 of 93	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	250 of 295	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	231 of 294	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	239 of 299	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	263 of 290	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	226 of 279	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	207 of 296	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	175 of 281	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	42.9	134 of 183	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	166 of 185	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	155 of 182	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	167 of 179	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	139 of 156	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	122 of 144	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	97 of 141	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	84 of 129	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	78 of 111	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	111 of 139	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.4	60 of 123	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	259 of 307	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	222 of 307	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	253 of 313	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	248 of 300	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	214 of 288	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	199 of 289	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	175 of 280	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	263 of 296	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	228 of 294	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	266 of 303	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	228 of 292	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	231 of 279	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	231 of 296	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	214 of 284	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	251 of 257	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	215 of 255	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	256 of 260	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	241 of 249	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	237 of 244	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	197 of 258	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	179 of 250	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2024)27th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts34%-23 vs state

Science29%-20 vs state

Mathematics18%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)				SC READY Mathematics (2025)				SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Pine Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	735 Pine Ridge Drive	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7400	379	31	12.2		113 (29.8%)	139 (36.7%)	108 (28.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	15.4	276^th of 320 public middle schools	13.8%		21.2	257^th of 325 public middle schools	20.9%	19		37.2	29.8	34.5		21.9	13.5	17.3	28.7	100.0	$17,076	$669	$2,162	$2,832	$10,992	$3,253	$14,245
R. H. Fulmer Middle	Public	6-8	1614 Walterboro St.	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 822-5660	526	47	11.1		221 (42.0%)	176 (33.5%)	92 (17.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.3%)	42.7	176^th of 320 public middle schools	45.0%		39.1	188^th of 325 public middle schools	42.2%	12		41.0	53.2	50.8		33.3	29.9	32.4	44.2	100.0	$15,079	$689	$1,316	$2,005	$10,905	$2,170	$13,074
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 Bulldog Boulevard	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 739-4070	442	35	12.6		128 (29.0%)	161 (36.4%)	102 (23.1%)	21 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	29.5	231^st of 320 public middle schools	27.8%		28.2	235^th of 325 public middle schools	27.7%	4		42.5	46.4	44.4		22.3	28.8	21.3	37.2	100.0	$16,055	$1,248	$1,134	$2,382	$11,314	$2,359	$13,673
White Knoll Middle	Public	6-8	116 White Knoll Way	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4300	693	54	12.8		362 (52.2%)	132 (19.0%)	137 (19.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.9%)	31.7	224^th of 320 public middle schools	30.0%		32.6	215^th of 325 public middle schools	33.8%	9		51.4	49.4	48.6		22.7	21.7	17.5	37.5	94.3	$15,279	$823	$476	$1,299	$12,400	$1,580	$13,980
Northside Middle	Public	6-8	157 Cougar Drive	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 739-4190	528	43	12.2		124 (23.5%)	129 (24.4%)	240 (45.5%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	29.1	233^rd of 320 public middle schools	27.2%		22.1	252^nd of 325 public middle schools	22.5%	19		41.3	49.4	53.0		13.5	21.1	29.3	29.0	95.8	$16,360	$547	$1,527	$2,074	$11,997	$2,290	$14,286
Frances F. Mack Intermediate	Public	5-6	161 Gaston Street	Gaston	29053	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7004	515	38	13.5		246 (47.8%)	78 (15.1%)	148 (28.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)								(n/a)	33.2	41.3			19.1	28.6			32.8		$15,010	$778	$2,597	$3,376	$10,078	$1,556	$11,634
Sandhills Middle	Public	7-8	582 Meadowfield Road	Gaston	29053	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7005	495	37	13.3		204 (41.2%)	111 (22.4%)	146 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.1%)	11	300^th of 320 public middle schools	6.3%		15.4	282^nd of 325 public middle schools	13.2%	18			34.6	32.2			12.2	10.6			$12,734	$969	$1,088	$2,057	$9,353	$1,324	$10,677
Meadow Glen Middle	Public	6-8	440 Ginny Lane	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0600	778	61	12.7		501 (64.4%)	92 (11.8%)	57 (7.3%)	87 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	92.8	19^th of 320 public middle schools	94.1%		90.3	28^th of 325 public middle schools	91.4%	9		77.4	78.3	82.0		62.9	57.9	54.6	70.5	100.0	$15,868	$1,026	$375	$1,401	$12,878	$1,589	$14,468
St. Andrews Middle	Public	6-8	1231 Bluefield Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8910	627	58	10.8		17 (2.7%)	523 (83.4%)	46 (7.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.6%)	9.7	305^th of 320 public middle schools	4.7%		10.7	306^th of 325 public middle schools	5.8%	1		34.9	32.1	32.2		15.5	5.1	10.4	21.4		$18,051	$2,156	$1,651	$3,808	$11,942	$2,301	$14,244
Hand Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Wheat Street	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 343-2947	755	61	12.3		232 (30.7%)	388 (51.4%)	82 (10.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.8%)	49.1	150^th of 320 public middle schools	53.1%		52.2	141^st of 325 public middle schools	56.6%	9		56.8	56.5	55.8		31.2	30.5	35.7	38.0	98.3	$18,872	$1,401	$1,133	$2,534	$13,897	$2,441	$16,338

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Ridge Middle

What is the racial makeup of Pine Ridge Middle?

Students at Pine Ridge Middle are 37% African American, 30% White, 28% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Pine Ridge Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Pine Ridge Middle.

What district is Pine Ridge Middle in?

Lexington 02

Is Pine Ridge Middle a good school?

Pine Ridge Middle ranks in the bottom 13.8% of South Carolina middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Pine Ridge Middle attend?

Students who attend Pine Ridge Middle usually go on to attend Airport High

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